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Bullwinkle is more than a classic cartoon character – he is an icon.
#3 (with Rocky) on TV Guide’s Great Cartoon Characters
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Name: Bullwinkle J. Moose
Middle initial J for is from the two J’s: Jay Ward (creator) and Bill J Scott (co-producer, head writer, and Bullwinkle’s voice)
Named after Bullwinkel Motors, a car dealership in Berkeley, California
Gender: Male
Home: Frostbite Falls, MN (a parody on International Falls, MN)
Occupation: Former coat rack
Education: Studied under Francis the Talking Horse, attended M.I.T. (Moose Institute of Toe-dancing), attended Wossamatta U, and received an Honorary Mooster’s Degree from Wossamatta U
Football quarterback at Wossamatta U
As Mr. Know-It-All, received several awards from prestigious universities that have yet to exist
Political: Bull Moose Party
Wealth: Received fortune in the form of a cereal boxtop collection and an Upsidaisium mine from Uncle Dewlap’s will
At one time, a part-owner, part-governor of the island of Moosylvania
Debuted with blue gloves, which became white on the second episode
On to the Show
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60 episodes of Mr. Know-it-All
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39 episodes of Bullwinkle’s Corner
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“Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.”
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Background
Debuted November 19, 1959 as Rocky and His Friends on ABC with Jet Fuel Formula
Moved to NBC in 1961 as The Bullwinkle Show
Ended June 27, 1964
Created by Jay Ward, Alex Anderson, and Bill Scott
Produced by Jay Ward Productions
With satire and humor, the writing appealed to adults as well as children
Animation outsourced to a studio in Mexico
Music by Frank Comstock (1959–1961) Fred Steiner (1961–1964)
Sponsored by General Mills
Voiced by Bill Scott
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Narrated by actor William Conrad
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Show composed of episodes, with each episode ending with a cliffhanger and the announcer giving two titles (actually puns of each other) for the next segment
5 seasons, 163 episodes, 366 segments
27 continuing storylines
Two collection of WAV files sound bites from the show: one and two
Supporting Characters in the Show (tributes linked): Rocky J Squirrel, Boris and Natasha, Peabody and Sherman, Dudley Do-Right, Fractured Fairytales
Ending of a show showing the story continuing another time
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